10/01/2026
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Healthy Students โข Healthy Families โข Stronger Together
Helpful tips and strategies to help families during this cold weather season. Letโs work together to keep our school community and our homes as healthy as possible.
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These guidelines will help you decide when itโs best to keep your child home from school due to illness.
Fever: 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. The student will be sent home and should stay home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
Diarrhea: More than one episode at school and/or with other symptoms. The student can return to school after 24 hours symptom-free.
Vomiting: More than one episode, along with other symptoms. The student may return to school after 24 hours symptom-free. Every attempt will be made to tell the difference between regurgitating food and vomiting due to illness.
Coughing: Excessive coughing that keeps the student from participating in class work or is disruptive to other students.
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- Frequent hand washing with soap and water is the BEST way to prevent the spread of germs.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth.
- If your child has signs or symptoms of illness, please keep them home.
- Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, or use your elbow if no tissue is available.
- Do not share drinks, foods, or unwashed utensils.
- Get plenty of rest, eat healthy foods, and drink lots of water.
- Avoid people who are sick, and stay home when you are sick.
- Disinfect surfaces that collect germs, like phones, keyboards, doorknobs, and toothbrushes.
Please let your childโs school know about any contagious illness, and keep children who are sick at home. Questions? Contact the health office at 612-524-5217.
[Image description: Illustrated flyer with fall leaves, a pumpkin, snowflakes, and a blue knit hat, plus icons for fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and coughing. The full text of the flyer is written out above.]
